HaulerCheck · https://haulercheck.com/carrier/3141073-san-karlos-logistics-inc/ · Checked 2026-10-20 11:02 UTC · Census and inspections Oct 19, 2026 · Authority and insurance: Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
SAN KARLOS LOGISTICS INC
Doing business as SAN KARLOS LOGISTICS
Review before booking · 2 signals
How risk signals workFacts from the FMCSA record that call for a closer look. They are not a finding of wrongdoing. Authority and insurance are last known from May 14, 2026.
- Phone number shared with 3 other companiesNormal for dispatch services and related companies, but confirm who you are talking to.
- Vehicle out-of-service rate well above the state average33.8% vs California average 19.8%.
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
Not a live check. FMCSA has not published a Motus record for this carrier, so authority and insurance show the last known status from May 14, 2026. Confirm on Motus ↗ before booking.
What to verify next
- Confirm authority and insurance on the official Motus record ↗: our copy is the last known status from May 14, 2026. Safety record: SAFER ↗.
- Call back on the number on file, (619) 900-3042, not a number from an email or load board.
- Check that the MC number you were given is MC99159.
- Ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.
Insurance on file
Liability (BI&PD) pays for injury and damage to other people and property; it does not cover the freight. Cargo insurance covers the freight. FMCSA only requires cargo filings from household goods carriers and freight forwarders, so most carriers file none: ask for a cargo certificate that fits your load. No cargo cover filed with FMCSA.
| Type | Docket | Layer | Insurer | Coverage | Effective | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liability (BI&PD) | MC99159 | Primary | NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY Policy NHS1697768 · 91X | $1,000,000 | Apr 16, 2026 | Active |
Insurance that ended since 2024 · 12+ policies
| Ended | Type | Insurer | Effective | How it ended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2026 | Liability (BI&PD) MC99159 | NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY Policy NHS1697768 | Mar 30, 2026 | Cancelled at term end |
| Apr 16, 2026 | Liability (BI&PD) MC99159 | NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY Policy NHS1697768 | Mar 30, 2026 | Replaced |
| Apr 12, 2026 | Liability (BI&PD) MC99159 | NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY Policy NHS1697768 | Feb 19, 2026 | Cancelled at term end |
| Mar 30, 2026 | Liability (BI&PD) MC99159 | NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY Policy NHS1697768 | Feb 19, 2026 | Replaced |
| Mar 15, 2026 | Liability (BI&PD) MC99159 | NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY Policy NHS1697768 | Jul 2, 2025 | Cancelled at term end |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Liability (BI&PD) MC99159 | NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY Policy NHS1697768 | Jul 2, 2025 | Replaced |
| Jul 2, 2025 | Liability (BI&PD) MC99159 | NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY Policy NHS1428752 | Apr 9, 2025 | Cancelled |
| May 2, 2025 | Liability (BI&PD) MC99159 | NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY Policy NHS1428752 | Mar 18, 2025 | Cancelled at term end |
| Apr 9, 2025 | Liability (BI&PD) MC99159 | NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY Policy NHS1428752 | Mar 18, 2025 | Replaced |
| Mar 18, 2025 | Liability (BI&PD) MC99159 | NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY Policy NHS1428752 | Feb 19, 2025 | Replaced |
| Mar 15, 2025 | Liability (BI&PD) MC99159 | NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY Policy NHS1428752 | Jan 24, 2025 | Cancelled at term end |
| Feb 19, 2025 | Liability (BI&PD) MC99159 | NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY Policy NHS1428752 | Jan 24, 2025 | Replaced |
"Replaced" means a new filing took over the day the old one ended. "Cancelled" means the insurer or the company ended the policy; if no replacement was filed in time, the company was uninsured with FMCSA in between.
Source: Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026. Identical filings repeated in the FMCSA data are shown once; a filing listed under two dockets is one policy, not extra coverage. Coverage is the maximum amount filed with FMCSA, not the full policy.
Last known filings. Insurance for this carrier comes from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026. Policies may have been cancelled or replaced since. Confirm current filings: Motus record ↗ and ask the insurer for a certificate naming you as holder.
Roadside inspections Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026
23 of 68 · California avg 19.8%
0 of 81 · California avg 6.3%
By quarter inspections and vehicle out-of-service rate
Bar height: inspections in the quarter. Percentage: vehicles put out of service, of vehicle inspections. The first and last quarters are partial.
Where it was inspected 2 states and provinces, 24 months
- CA 69 85.2%
- US 12 14.8%
Vehicles seen at inspections different VINs, 24 months
Power units: 9
9 tractors
Freightliner 8Peterbilt 4International 3
12 power units declared on the MCS-150. Inspections see only part of a fleet, so fewer here is normal; many more can mean the registration is out of date.
Trailers: 23
23 semi-trailers
Utility 21Great Dane 3Hyundai Translead 2Trail King 1
Includes trailers the company pulled but does not own, such as shipper or leasing trailers.
Shippers named on inspection reports 24 months
Expo Fresh 9Expo Fresh Llc 8Hm Farms De Mexico 2Meridian Fine Foods 1Dole Packaged Foods 1Fresh Green Properties 1Productora Agricola Hermanos 1Dole Packaged Foods Llc 1
As written by roadside inspectors, who note the shipper on the bill of lading. Only names that appear on at least three different carriers' reports are shown, so private individuals are never listed. A shipper on a report is not a reference.
10 most recent inspections
| Date | State | Level | Violations | Out of service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2026 | CA | 3 | 0 | No |
| Sep 25, 2026 | US | 3 | 1 | No |
| Sep 10, 2026 | CA | 1 | 5 | No |
| Jul 29, 2026 | CA | 1 | 3 | Yes |
| Jul 22, 2026 | CA | 1 | 0 | No |
| Jul 21, 2026 | US | 1 | 1 | No |
| Jul 15, 2026 | US | 1 | 9 | No |
| Jun 30, 2026 | CA | 1 | 8 | Yes |
| Jun 26, 2026 | CA | 1 | 0 | No |
| Jun 18, 2026 | US | 1 | 9 | No |
How these rates are calculated
Period: Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026. Vehicle rate = vehicle inspections with a vehicle out-of-service order ÷ vehicle inspections (levels 1, 2, 5 and 6). Driver rate uses levels 1, 2, 3 and 6. The California average covers 398,614 vehicle and 510,215 driver inspections of all California-based carriers in this period. It mixes every type of operation, so compare with care; rates based on a handful of inspections say little. FMCSA's own SMS measures are weighted differently: SMS profile ↗ · SAFER snapshot ↗
Violations in FMCSA's SMS last 24 months
142 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 31 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.
Why is this different from the 190 violations above?
The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026 window. The SMS count comes from FMCSA's own monthly SMS snapshot, which uses its own 24-month window and only the violations it scores. Both are FMCSA figures; they measure different things.
| Category (FMCSA BASIC) | Violations | Out of service | Share | California share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Maintenance | 136 | 31 | 95.8% | 71.8% |
| Driver Fitness | 5 | 0 | 3.5% | 3.2% |
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 1 | 0 | 0.7% | 16.6% |
10 most frequent violations
| Violation | Times | Out of service |
|---|---|---|
| Lubrication - Oil or grease leak Other Vehicle Defect · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3965BL | 11 | 0 |
| Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt Brakes Out of Adjustment · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39347E | 9 | 0 |
| Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination Brake Out Of Service · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3963A1BOS | 8 | 8 |
| Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth Tires · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39375CTAOTDLT232 | 7 | 0 |
| Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345DBAAL | 5 | 0 |
| Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39353BB | 5 | 0 |
| Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection Inspection Reports · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39617CPI | 5 | 0 |
| Hubs - Wheel seal leaking Wheels Studs Clamps Etc. · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3965BHWSL | 4 | 1 |
| Border Zone - Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) in accordance with the current corresponding FMCSA enforcement General Driver Qualification · Driver Fitness · code 39111B2Z | 4 | 0 |
| Steering - Power steering leaking anywhere. Steering Mechanism · Vehicle Maintenance · code 393209ESPSLA | 4 | 0 |
Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 19, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the California column is the mix across all California-based carriers, so you can see which kinds of problems stand out. A high count partly reflects fleet size and how often trucks are inspected.
Crashes Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026
No reportable crashes in this period.
Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026
| USDOT number | 3141073 |
|---|---|
| MC / docket | MC99159 |
| Legal name | SAN KARLOS LOGISTICS INC |
| DBA name | SAN KARLOS LOGISTICS |
| Operation | Interstate |
| Business type | — |
| Power units | 12 |
| Drivers | 12 |
| Annual mileage | 242,500 (2024) |
| Hazmat | No |
| Safety rating | Not rated (no compliance review on record) |
| USDOT number added | May 24, 2018 · 8 years ago |
| Last MCS-150 update | Apr 14, 2025 |
| Email domain on file | @outlook.com (free email service) |
Equipment as declared on the MCS-150
| Owned | Term-leased | |
|---|---|---|
| Tractors | 12 | 0 |
Term-leased equipment usually belongs to owner-operators driving under this company's authority.
Cargo carried
General FreightFresh Produce
Change history
No changes to name, contact details, authority or insurance since we started tracking on Oct 18, 2026. We compare every company's FMCSA record each day.
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Questions about SAN KARLOS LOGISTICS INC
What does SAN KARLOS LOGISTICS INC's operating authority allow?
MC99159: Common carrier (may haul regulated property for hire for the general public).
Which information about SAN KARLOS LOGISTICS INC is old or missing?
Operating authority is the last known status from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, not a current check. Insurance filings are from the same May 14, 2026 snapshot. FMCSA has not issued a safety rating, which means no compliance review is on record, not that the carrier is unsafe.
What should I verify before booking SAN KARLOS LOGISTICS INC?
Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 3141073. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (619) 900-3042, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC99159, and ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.
Other companies using (619) 900-3042
A shared number is common for related companies, dispatch services and family businesses. It is not proof of fraud, but it is worth knowing which company you are dealing with.
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Company details from the FMCSA Company Census File (Oct 19, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).
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